Program Details
2026-01-30 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-01-30 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session explores optimal entity selection for real estate holdings, explaining why LLCs dominate over S-corps and C-corps due to their liability protection and tax flexibility. Attendees will learn about 1031 exchange mechanics, estate planning techniques including freeze partnerships and FLPs, asset protection strategies like mothership-satellite structures, and critical practices to prevent corporate veil piercing.
Matthew Rappaport
Leigh Cowden 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm ESTA brief intermission allowing attendees to refresh before the next session. Use this time to review notes and prepare questions for the Series LLC discussion.
Matthew RappaportLeigh Cowden 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session provides a deep dive into Series LLC structures, covering Tennessee’s statutory framework and how it differs from other states regarding interstate recognition and filing requirements. Practitioners will learn client suitability screening, operating agreement architecture with master-plus-series-exhibit models, proper compliance counseling for maintaining separateness, and ethics considerations including engagement hygiene and malpractice risk management.
Matthew RappaportLeigh CowdenMatthew E. Rappaport is Vice Managing Partner at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP and Chair of the firm’s Taxation and Private Client Groups. His practice focuses on taxation as it relates to real estate, closely held businesses, private equity funds, family offices, and trusts and estates, with particular emphasis on tax planning, structuring, and compliance for commercial real estate investments.
Leigh Cowden is the founder and principal attorney of Vermillion Law, where she focuses on estate planning and business law. She advises individuals and business owners on entity structuring, asset protection, and risk mitigation strategies designed to preserve legacies through effective wealth management and liability minimization.
Matthew E. Rappaport is Vice Managing Partner at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP and Chair of the firm’s Taxation and Private Client Groups. His practice focuses on taxation as it relates to real estate, closely held businesses, private equity funds, family offices, and trusts and estates, with particular emphasis on tax planning, structuring, and compliance for commercial real estate investments.
Leigh Cowden is the founder and principal attorney of Vermillion Law, where she focuses on estate planning and business law. She advises individuals and business owners on entity structuring, asset protection, and risk mitigation strategies designed to preserve legacies through effective wealth management and liability minimization.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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